In a suitability poll for the next Democratic Party of Korea leader, former Prime Minister Kim Min-seok led former leader Jung Chung-rae among Democratic Party supporters and independents. Jung led Kim in a survey of the general public.
On the 1st, pollster JoWon C&I, commissioned by Straight News, said that in a survey of 1,064 Democratic Party supporters and independents conducted on June 27–29, when asked who was most suitable as the next Democratic Party leader, former Prime Minister Kim recorded 36.3% and former leader Jung 29.5%. Lawmaker Song Young-gil was at 14.2%, and lawmaker Kim Yong-min at 3.4%.
The next Democratic Party leader will be chosen by 70% party member vote and 30% public opinion poll.
In a survey of 2,000 adults nationwide over the same period, former leader Jung posted 27.9% and former Prime Minister Kim 23.3%. Song recorded 11.0%, and Kim 3.5%.
In a head-to-head, among Democratic Party supporters, former Prime Minister Kim led former leader Jung 49.2% to 31.85%, outside the margin of error (±3.0 percentage points at the 95% confidence level). By contrast, in the general public poll, former Prime Minister Kim had 33.4% and former leader Jung 32.0%, a close race within the margin of error (±2.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level).
The survey used an ARS polling method (100% mobile phone RDD, random sampling with proportional allocation by gender, age, and region) and had a response rate of 3.8%. For details, see the National Election Survey Deliberation Commission website.